| | 2241: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 October 13 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | At 10:15 a.m. on Feb. 7, 2012, millions of people in the Central United States will seek shelter under their desks, kitchen tables and other sturdy objects as part of the second annual Great Central U.S. ShakeOut earthquake drill. | | | | Date Created: | 10 13 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 1144**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000038273 Original UID: 19103 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 2242: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 September 30 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Nearly 150 volunteer emergency responders will put their response skills to the test during the second annual CERT Challenge. This event should provide good visuals. | | | | Date Created: | 09 30 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 1113**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000038365 Original UID: 19042 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 2243: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 September 30 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Nearly 150 volunteer responders will put their emergency response skills to the test Saturday in Glenview during the second annual Prairie State Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Challenge, hosted by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA). The event kicks off IEMAs month-long focus on the importance of volunteers in disasters. | | | | Date Created: | 09 30 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 1114**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000038366 Original UID: 19043 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 2244: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 November 7 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) today reminded Illinois citizens that radio and TV stations throughout the state will be participating in a first-ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System at 1 p.m. CST on Wednesday. IEMA also noted that the federal government has shortened the length of the test to approximately 30 seconds instead of three minutes as originally planned. | | | | Date Created: | 11 07 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 1245**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000039114 Original UID: 19761 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 2245: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 November 10 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Representatives from first responder agencies, the education community, private businesses, the public and other groups and organizations in southwestern Illinois will provide input into development of the states new homeland security strategy during a town hall meeting Nov. 21 in Belleville. The meeting, which will be held from 1-4 p.m. at Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville, is the first of eight meetings that will be held around the state over the next several months. | | | | Date Created: | 11 10 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 1263**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000039229 Original UID: 19810 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 2246: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 October 26 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Two new public-private initiatives announced today by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) will strengthen coordination between the state and the private sector before, during and after disasters. A new Business Emergency Operations Center (BEOC) will enhance communications between the private sector and state emergency management personnel to improve response and recovery efforts for major disasters. | | | | Date Created: | 10 26 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 1196**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000039233 Original UID: 19814 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 2247: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 October 26 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Launch of two public-private initiatives designed to enhance public safety in Illinois by strengthening coordination between the state and the private sector before, during and after disasters. | | | | Date Created: | 10 26 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 1192**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000039234 Original UID: 19815 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 2248: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 November 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This will be the first of eight town hall meetings IEMA will hold around the state to gather input from the public and private sectors for development of the states new homeland security strategy. Participants in this meeting will include representatives from emergency management, fire services, law enforcement, public health, education, military, industry, utilities and more. | | | | Date Created: | 11 18 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 1298**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000039443 Original UID: 20010 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 2249: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 December 1 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The holiday decorations are up, furnaces are warming homes and people are spending more time indoors as outdoor temperatures plummet. With those things in mind, the Illinois Emergency Management Agencys (IEMA) 2011 Preparedness Campaign in December will focus on home safety and steps people can take to ensure their families are safe this winter and throughout the New Year. | | | | Date Created: | 12 01 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 1349**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000039587 Original UID: 20134 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 2250: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 December 14 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This will be the second of eight town hall meetings IEMA is conducting around the state to gather input from the public and private sectors for development of the states new homeland security strategy. Participants in this meeting will include representatives from emergency management, fire services, law enforcement, public health, education, local government and more. | | | | Date Created: | 12 14 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 1396**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000039663 Original UID: 20237 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 2251: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 December 13 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Representatives from first responder agencies, the education community, private businesses, the public and other groups and organizations in East Central Illinois will provide input into development of the states new homeland security strategy during a town hall meeting Thursday in Urbana. The meeting, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS) Training Center in Urbana, is the second of eight meetings being held around the state over the next several months. | | | | Date Created: | 12 13 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 1388**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000039710 Original UID: 20236 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 2252: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 January 10 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This will be the third of eight town hall meetings IEMA is conducting around the state to gather input from the public and private sectors for development of the states new homeland security strategy. Participants in this meeting will include representatives from emergency management, fire services, law enforcement, public health, education, local government and more. | | | | Date Created: | 01 10 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 16**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000040310 Original UID: 20754 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 2253: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 January 9 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Representatives from first responder agencies, the education community, private businesses, the public and other groups and organizations in Southeastern Illinois will provide input into development of the states new homeland security strategy during a town hall meeting Wednesday in Effingham. The meeting is the third of eight meetings being held around the state over the next several months. | | | | Date Created: | 01 09 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 14**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000040325 Original UID: 20749 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 2254: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 January 13 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) today announced it is coordinating with federal officials and Bed, Bath and Beyond to identify and secure decorative tissue box holders that are contaminated with low-levels of cobalt-60, a radioactive material. While the holders present no immediate health risk, IEMA is working with federal officials to prevent unnecessary radiation exposure by anyone who comes in contact with them. | | | | Date Created: | 01 13 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 32**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000040396 Original UID: 20768 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 2255: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 January 4 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) today kicked off its 2012 Preparedness Campaign by focusing on emergency preparedness for people with functional and access needs. The agency will highlight a different preparedness topic each month throughout 2012 as part of an annual campaign to increase disaster preparedness in Illinois. | | | | Date Created: | 01 04 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 3**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000040400 Original UID: 20558 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 2256: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 January 30 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Representatives from first responder agencies, the education community, private businesses, the public and other groups and organizations in Central Illinois will provide input into development of the states new homeland security strategy during a town hall meeting Thursday in Springfield. The meeting is the fourth of eight meetings being held around the state over the next several months. | | | | Date Created: | 01 30 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 79**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041065 Original UID: 21121 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 2257: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 January 31 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Environmental monitoring personnel from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) are collecting samples around the Byron Nuclear Power Plant today to confirm that a steam release during the Unusual Event on Jan. 30 poses no hazard to the public. While IEMA officials do not expect to find hazardous levels of radioactive tritium, the sampling will allow the agency to verify if tritium is present in the environment and, if present, at what levels. | | | | Date Created: | 01 31 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 85**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041168 Original UID: 21126 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 2258: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 February 1 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: This will be the fourth of eight town hall meetings IEMA is conducting around the state to gather input from the public and private sectors for development of the states new homeland security strategy. | | | | Date Created: | 02 01 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 86**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041169 Original UID: 21143 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 2259: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 February 3 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: Laboratory analysis of environmental sampling conducted by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) earlier this week showed no measureable increases of radiation in the environment as a result of a steam release from the Byron Nuclear Power Plant. | | | | Date Created: | 02 03 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 102**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041377 Original UID: 21237 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| 2260: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 March 23 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This will be the fifth of eight town hall meetings IEMA is conducting around the state to gather input from the public and private sectors for development of the states new homeland security strategy. | | | | Date Created: | 03 23 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 268**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000042292 Original UID: 21800 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
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